Terra Sigillata 101: How to Make, Apply, and Troubleshoot Terra Sig
Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More
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Make Your Pottery Shine Without Glaze: The Basics of Burnished Clay
Historically, burnishing clay was a method used by early potters to make their pottery more watertight and sanitary. Nowadays, most … Read More
Pit Firing Using a Good Old-Fashioned Charcoal Grill
As Sumi von Dassow explains in this post, you can get great pit firing effects on pots using a good … Read More
Pinch Pot Technique: A Fundamental Way to Make a Beautiful Pitcher
When you first decide you want to create your own pottery, it’s likely your first class will involve the pinch … Read More
Aluminum Foil Saggars: An Easy Alternative to Traditional Clay Saggars
Saggar firing was originally developed to protect wares from ash-slagging and flame-flashing in wood firings, but in contemporary use, with … Read More
Tumble Stacking a Kiln
Have you been tempted but too intimidated to stack pots on top of one another in a bisque firing to … Read More
Studio Visit: Adero Willard, Chicopee, Massachusetts
Converting a two-car garage into a home-studio space with adaptable shelving, a sliding-glass door for lots of light, and a … Read More
Going Industrial: A Potter Shares his Experience with Mass Ceramic Production
Why would someone who has spent most of his adult life pursuing excellence in handmade pottery enthusiastically pursue mass ceramic … Read More
How to Make Banding Wheel Pins for Centering Ease
I am impatient when it comes to centering work on a bat on my banding wheel. But a banding wheel … Read More
Tips for Throwing and Trimming a Scalloped-Rim Bowl Off the Hump
Throwing off the hump can really help maximize efficiency in the studio. It may seem like a little thing, but … Read More
